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< h1 class = "text-center" > Animation Viewer< / h1 >
< p class = "text-center" > < a href = "animate.html#usage" > Example Usage< / a > • < a href = "animate.html#options" > Option Summary< / a > < / p >
< p class = "lead magick-description" > Use the < code > animate< / code > program to animate an image sequence on any X server. See < a href = "command-line-processing.html" > Command Line Processing< / a > for advice on how to structure your < code > animate< / code > command or see below for example usages of the command.< / p >
< h2 > < a class = "anchor" id = "usage" > < / a > Example Usage< / h2 >
< p > We list a few examples of the < code > animate< / code > command here to illustrate its usefulness and ease of use. To get started, lets animate an image sequence in the GIF format:< / p >
< pre class = "highlight" > < code > animate movie.gif
< / code > < / pre >
< p > To animate a directory of JPEG images, use:< / p >
< pre class = "highlight" > < code > animate *.jpg
< / code > < / pre >
< p > You can find additional examples of using < code > animate< / code > in < a href = "https://legacy.imagemagick.org/Usage/basics/#animate" > Examples of ImageMagick Usage< / a > .< / p >
< h2 > < a class = "anchor" id = "options" > < / a > Option Summary< / h2 >
< p > The < code > animate< / code > command recognizes these options. Click on an option to get more details about how that option works.< / p >
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< th align = "left" > Option< / th >
< th align = "left" > Description< / th >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#alpha" > -alpha< / a > < / td >
< td > on, activate, off, deactivate, set, opaque, copy",
transparent, extract, background, or shape the alpha channel< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#antialias" > -antialias< / a > < / td >
< td > remove pixel-aliasing< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#authenticate" > -authenticate < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > decrypt image with this password< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#backdrop" > -backdrop< / a > < / td >
< td > background color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#background" > -background < var > color< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > background color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#border" > -border < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > surround image with a border of color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#bordercolor" > -bordercolor < var > color< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > border color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#channel" > -channel < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > apply option to select image channels< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#clip" > -clip< / a > < / td >
< td > clip along the first path from the 8BIM profile< / td >
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< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#clip-path" > -clip-path < var > id< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > clip along a named path from the 8BIM profile< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#coalesce" > -coalesce< / a > < / td >
< td > merge a sequence of images< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#colormap" > -colormap < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > Shared or Private< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#colors" > -colors < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > preferred number of colors in the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#colorspace" > -colorspace < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > set image colorspace< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#comment" > -comment < var > string< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > annotate image with comment< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#compress" > -compress < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > image compression type< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#contrast" > -contrast< / a > < / td >
< td > enhance or reduce the image contrast< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#crop" > -crop < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > preferred size and location of the cropped image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#debug" > -debug < var > events< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > animate copious debugging information< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#decipher" > -decipher < var > filename< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > convert cipher pixels to plain< / td >
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< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#define" > -define < var > format:option< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > define one or more image format options< / td >
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< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#delay" > -delay < var > centiseconds< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > animate the next image after pausing< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#density" > -density < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > horizontal and vertical density of the image< / td >
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< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#depth" > -depth < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > image depth< / td >
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< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#despeckle" > -despeckle< / a > < / td >
< td > reduce the speckles within an image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#animate" > -display < var > server< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > get image or font from this X server< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#dispose" > -dispose < var > method< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > layer disposal method< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#dither" > -dither < var > method< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > apply error diffusion to image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#edge" > -edge < var > radius< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > apply a filter to detect edges in the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#endian" > -endian < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > endianness (MSB or LSB) of the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#enhance" > -enhance< / a > < / td >
< td > apply a digital filter to enhance a noisy image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#extract" > -extract < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > extract area from image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#filter" > -filter < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > use this filter when resizing an image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#flatten" > -flatten< / a > < / td >
< td > flatten a sequence of images< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#flip" > -flip< / a > < / td >
< td > flip image in the vertical direction< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#flop" > -flop< / a > < / td >
< td > flop image in the horizontal direction< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#frame" > -frame < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > surround image with an ornamental border< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#gamma" > -gamma < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > level of gamma correction< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#geometry" > -geometry < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > preferred size or location of the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#gravity" > -gravity < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > horizontal and vertical backdrop placement< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#help" > -help< / a > < / td >
< td > print program options< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#identify" > -identify< / a > < / td >
< td > identify the format and characteristics of the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#immutable" > -immutable < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > prohibit image edits< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#interlace" > -interlace < var > type< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > type of image interlacing scheme< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#interpolate" > -interpolate < var > method< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > pixel color interpolation method< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#label" > -label < var > name< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > assign a label to an image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#limit" > -limit < var > type value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > pixel cache resource limit< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#log" > -log < var > format< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > format of debugging information< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#map" > -map < var > filename< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > transform image colors to match this set of colors< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#mattecolor" > -mattecolor < var > color< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > frame color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#monitor" > -monitor< / a > < / td >
< td > monitor progress< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#monochrome" > -monochrome< / a > < / td >
< td > transform image to black and white< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#negate" > -negate< / a > < / td >
< td > replace each pixel with its complementary color < / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#page" > -page < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > size and location of an image canvas (setting)< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#profile" > -profile < var > filename< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > add, delete, or apply an image profile< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#quantize" > -quantize < var > colorspace< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > reduce image colors in this colorspace< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#quiet" > -quiet< / a > < / td >
< td > suppress all warning messages< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#raise" > -raise < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > lighten/darken image edges to create a 3-D effect< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#regard-warnings" > -regard-warnings< / a > < / td >
< td > pay attention to warning messages.< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#remote" > -remote < var > command< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > execute a command in an remote animate process< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#resample" > -resample < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > change the resolution of an image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#resize" > -resize < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > resize the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#respect-parentheses" > -respect-parentheses< / a > < / td >
< td > settings remain in effect until parenthesis boundary.< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#roll" > -roll < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > roll an image vertically or horizontally< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#rotate" > -rotate < var > degrees< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > apply Paeth rotation to the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#sample" > -sample < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > scale image with pixel sampling< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#sampling-factor" > -sampling-factor < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > horizontal and vertical sampling factor< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#scene" > -scene < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > image scene number< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#segment" > -segment < var > values< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > segment an image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#seed" > -seed < var > value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > seed a new sequence of pseudo-random numbers< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#set" > -set < var > attribute value< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > set an image attribute< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#sharpen" > -sharpen < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > sharpen the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#size" > -size < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > width and height of image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#strip" > -strip< / a > < / td >
< td > strip image of all profiles and comments< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#thumbnail" > -thumbnail < var > geometry< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > create a thumbnail of the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#transparent-color" > -transparent-color < var > color< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > transparent color< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#trim" > -trim< / a > < / td >
< td > trim image edges< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#update" > -update < var > seconds< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > detect when image file is modified and reanimate< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#verbose" > -verbose< / a > < / td >
< td > print detailed information about the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#version" > -version< / a > < / td >
< td > print version information< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#virtual-pixel" > -virtual-pixel < var > method< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > access method for pixels outside the boundaries of the image< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#visual" > -visual< / a > < / td >
< td > animate image using this visual type< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#write" > -window < var > id< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > animate images to background of this window< / td >
< / tr >
< tr >
< td > < a href = "command-line-options.html#write" > -window-group < var > id< / var > < / a > < / td >
< td > exit program when this window id is destroyed< / td >
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